Group decision making with responses of a quantitative nature: the theory of social decision schemes for quantities
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A study was conducted on group decision making that involves discrete responses in quantitative nature using the social decision scheme (SDS-Q) model. Results showed that the adaptation and extension of quantitative consensus can be applied to group decisions of quantitative nature. However, decision schemes differ from discrete responses in group decisions for quantitative responses. The decision schemes include central tendency, consensus-based, faction-attraction, coalition, distance-influence, dictator and special cases.
Publication Name: Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-5978
Year: 1999
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Discussion and decision: the interrelationship between initial preference distribution and group discussion content
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A study was conducted on the relationship between the initial preference distribution and the content of group discussion using previous data from 72 four member groups deciding on university budget cuts or the Rwandan civil war. Results showed that the eventual group decision can be predicted by the initial preference distributions. Clear connections were also established between the initial preference distribution and group discussion content among groups in decision making situations.
Publication Name: Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-5978
Year: 1999
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Transforming individuals into groups: some hallmarks of the SDS approach to small group
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The development of group decision based on the aggregation of individual preferences in the social decision scheme (SDS) theory has been studied using mathematical models. Results showed that preferences, individual characteristics and group interaction have significant effects on small group research. The SDS method also helped explain factors like group size, individual differences, procedures, temporal changes and task characteristics affect group formation and consensus.
Publication Name: Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-5978
Year: 1999
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